flaw.
(3) A sudden gust; a violent blast.
Oh that that earth, which kept the world in awe, Should patch a wall, t’expel the winter’s flaw. Shakespeare, Hamlet.
(4) A tumult; a tempestuous uproar.
(5) A sudden commotion of mind.
From:
Johnson's Dictionary, A Modern Selection by E.L. McAdam, Jr. and George Milne
